Jason and Harry joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard.
After several years, the boss made Harry sales manager but Jason   31  a salesman. One day Jason could not take it anymore. He handed in his resignation letter (辭職信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not   32  hard-working employees, but only raised those   33 tried to please him. He thought that it was really   34  .
In order to help Jason to realize the   35  between him and Harry, the boss asked Jason to do the   36  --- "Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market." Charlie went, returned and only said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kg?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to   37  , "$ 12 per kg."
The boss told Jason that he would ask Harry the  38  question. Harry went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a total of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg,   39 from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good   40 ."
Jason was   41  and he realized the difference between himself and Harry. He decided not to leave but to learn from Harry.
My dear friends, you know, a more   42  person is more observant(觀察力敏銳的), thinks more and understands in   43  . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead,   44  you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you   45 ?
Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How thoughtful are you?
小題1:
A．made B．became C．remained D．kept
小題2:
A．enjoy B．meet C．treat D．value
小題3:
A．whichB．thatC．whoD．whom
小題4:
A．unusual B．unfair C．careless D．meaningless
小題5:
A．competition B．relationship C．difference D．distance
小題6:
A．following B．finding C．shopping D．searching
小題7:
A．offer B．answer C．retellD．repeat
小題8:
A．familiar B．difficult C．same D．simple
小題9:
A．taken B．come C．bought D．heard
小題10:
A．look B．quality C．condition D．shape
小題11:
A．moved B．surprisedC．puzzled D．encouraged
小題12:
A．important B．intelligentC．successful D．hardworking
小題13:
A．time B．depth C．need D．common
小題14:
A．while B．though C．unless D．since
小題15:
A．see B．think C．know D．win

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:C
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:C
小題9:C
小題10:B
小題11:B
小題12:C
小題13:B
小題14:A
小題15:D
本文主要告訴我們人與人之間的區(qū)別，成功的人通常有著更敏銳的觀察力，思考得更多，理解得更深入。對于同一件事來說，成功的人能看到未來幾年，而一般人只看到明天。
小題1:句意：老板讓Harry 當銷售經理，而Jason仍然是銷售員。故選C。
小題2:句意：老板并沒有使辛勤工作的員工發(fā)揮價值。故選D。
小題3:句意：指老板指提升那些討好他的人，故這里是定語從句故選C。
小題4:根據(jù)語境這里是unfair，不公平的。
小題5:根據(jù)語境這里指不同點，故選C.
小題6:這里指做下面的事件，故用following。
小題7:這里指跑過來回答，故用answer。
小題8:這里指相同的問題，故選C。
小題9:句意:西瓜兩天前從南部買回來的，故選C。
小題10:固定短語 of good quality 質量好，故選B。
小題11:句意：杰森非常驚訝他意識到自己和哈利之間的區(qū)別。故選B。
小題12:根據(jù)語境這里指一個較成功的人他有著更敏銳的觀察力……,故選C
小題13:固定短語，understand in depth ,深度理解，故選B。
小題14:while 然而，兩者比較。
小題15:句意：之間的區(qū)別是一年與一天，365倍差距，你又怎能獲勝了？故選D。
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